Understanding Men and Relationships

A Workshop for Women

Sunday, February 22

8:45am to 6pm

                  DID YOU EVER WONDER:
 -  Why men are so vulnerable to affairs?
 -  Why do men have difficulty expressing their feelings?
 -  Why do men so often put work before relationships?
 -  Why are men so afraid of rejection?
 -  Why do men often give women unwanted attention?
 -  Why are many men so passionless?

Come and learn in an interactive atmosphere about these and other issues that arise between men and women. 

FACILITATED BY:
John Reynolds, LCSW
Stephen Hatch, MA in Spirituality
John Reynolds is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.  He has more than 29 years of clinical experience and has done extensive work with men and couples.  For more about John click here . 

Stephen Hatch, MA, is a spiritual teacher and writer.  He is Director of the Ft. Collins Contemplative Center, a spiritual community dedicated to finding the sacred in everyday life.  Mr. Hatch holds a Masters Degree in Spirituality from the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, CO.  He can be contacted at 3021 Doubletree, Ft. Collins, CO or phone, (970) 493-8174, or email canyonheart@netscape.net ,


This workshop is in Grand Junction at the Western Colorado Area Health Education Center on February 22.  For registration information: (970) 434-5474 or click here: www.wcahec.org
    
    The following is from an article printed in the Poudre Health Care Connections Newsletter:   


The inner life of women is openly discussed in the general culture, but the male psyche continues to remain a mystery.  Since the end of the men’s movement in the mid-90’s, men’s issues have practically dropped out of societal awareness.  Women engaged in intimate relationships with men often express frustration at not being able to understand what men think and feel.  They are often frustrated that men appear to be passionless, distant, unavailable and angry. 
 
 What men bring to relationships is frequently determined by perceptions they have about themselves that begin in childhood.  They learn as boys not to express their emotions and not to manifest weakness or vulnerability. They also are taught that work is more important than relationships, and that they should be competitive and successful.  “Don’t be a sissy”, “I’ll give you something to cry about”, and “Be tough” are a few of the messages that have been ingrained in males from the time they were boys.  In adolescence boys develop feelings of inferiority toward females, but attempt to mask these feelings with bravado.  Later as adults, males get in touch with their fantasies about multiple sexual partners, but they don’t possess the tools necessary to deal with this urge.  This leads to frustration, anger, and untransformed behavior.

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